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• Jul 09 2009
  Oregon Manifest by David Goligorsky
  Bicycle, Inspiration, Product Design, Society of the Gentleman, Travel, events, transportation

  [caption id="attachment_1259" align="aligncenter" width="500" caption="Oregon Manifest"][/caption] Oregon Manifest is the red letter event in the capitol of the bicycling world. This event spans from October 2 all the way through November 8th, promising six weekends of celebrating of the art, craft, and community of bicycling. Of the events, I'm most excited about the Constructor's Design Challenge. This is a competition that invites extreme ingenuity to bicycle building that aims to smash together a Venn diagram of combined performance, utility, and aesthetics. Registration is open until July 31st and we're already seeing a phenomenal list of legendary frame-builders rising to ...
  
  
• May 14 2009
  ALEX WIPPERFÜRTH, Thursday, May 21st at Stanford University by David Goligorsky
  Academia, Books, Branding, Design, Inspiration, Product Design, events

  [caption id="attachment_1213" align="aligncenter" width="500" caption="Alex Wipperfürth"][/caption] The next speaker in the David H. Liu Lecture Series in Design at Stanford is Alex Wipperfürth. The talk will be at 8:00pm on Thursday, May 21st, 2009. It will be in (Braun Hall, Building 320) in Room 105 at Stanford University. Hope to see you there! Wipperfürth is a partner at Dial House in San Francisco. He is the author of Brand Hijack, and upcoming books, The Co-Creation Myth and The Fringe Manifesto. Dial House is part think-tank and part creative hot shop. The client list is diverse: from fringe (Napster, Doc Martens, Pabst Blue ...
  
  
• Apr 15 2009
  Michael Crowe & Lenka Clayton send a letter to every household in Cushendall (467) by David Goligorsky
  Art, Inspiration, Language

  Amazing letters. [caption id="attachment_1126" align="aligncenter" width="408" caption="Mysterious Letters"][/caption] Also visit Fig Crumbs, some of my favorite poetry ever by Michael Crowe.
  
  
• Apr 13 2009
  ANDY SPADE, this Wednesday at Stanford University by David Goligorsky
  Branding, Design, Experience Design, Inspiration, Product Design, Society of the Gentleman, events, fashion

  [caption id="attachment_1112" align="aligncenter" width="1800" caption="ANDY SPADE, Liu Lecture Series in Design"][/caption] The first Liu Lecture of 2009 is this Wednesday! April 15th! Andy Spade April 15th, 8:00PM Building 320, room 105 Stanford University All Liu Lectures are free and open to the public. See you there!
  
  
• Apr 07 2009
  Check out: Anni Albers by David Goligorsky
  Aesthetics, Art, Fabric, Inspiration, Materials, history

  [caption id="attachment_1100" align="aligncenter" width="762" caption="Anni Albers"][/caption] Anni Albers
  
  
• Apr 03 2009
  Flickr Favorites: Shaker Village by David Goligorsky
  Aesthetics, Inspiration, Materials, furniture, history, wood

  [caption id="attachment1086" align="aligncenter" width="375" caption="Shaker 1"][/caption] [caption id="attachment1087" align="aligncenter" width="500" caption="Shaker Kitchen"][/caption] [caption id="attachment_1088" align="aligncenter" width="500" caption="Shaker Barrel Shop"][/caption]
  
  
• Mar 28 2009
  Spring 2009 Liu Lectures in Design at Stanford University by David Goligorsky
  Academia, Branding, Computers, Data Presentation, Design, Engineering, Experience Design, Inspiration, Personal, Pragmatism, Product Design, Society of the Gentleman, events, fashion, interview

  poster design by Andreas Brændhaugen click on the poster to view a larger size I'm really excited to present the lineup for this Spring's David H. Liu Memorial Lecture Series in Design. All talks will begin at 8pm in building 320, room 105. Every lecture is free and open to the public! Andy Spade will be speaking on Wednesday, April 15th. Spade had over a decade of experience with top advertising agencies Saatchi & Saatchi, Kirshenbaum Bond & Partners, and TBWA/Chiat/Day managing accounts with companies such as Coca Cola, Evian, Reebok, Lexus, and Coach. He's the branding and marketing man behind ...
  
  
• Jan 05 2009
  Gary Hustwit’s “Objectified” film by David Goligorsky
  Academia, Art, Design, Film, Inspiration, Personal, Product Design, events, interview, video

  Gary Hustwit, the director known for his documentary film on the Swiss typeface, Helvetica, has just released a first glimpse of his latest work. He's spent considerable time interviewing product design's heads of state and put together Objectified. I'm especially inspired because in just 90 seconds of preview, there were a few familiar faces. David Kelley, a co-founder of IDEO, is an alumnus from my graduate program and is a major part of the Stanford Design program and d.school. We have had the pleasure of visiting his incredible home, which was designed by Ettore Sottsass, and saw the ...
  
  
• Dec 14 2008
  Martin Puryear by David Goligorsky
  Aesthetics, Art, Inspiration, events, sculpture, wood

  [caption id="attachment_881" align="aligncenter" width="390" caption="Martin Puryear - \"Old Mole\" 1985"][/caption] The SFMOMA is running an exhibit of Martin Puryear's sculptures. With tremendous thanks to Chris and Kate, who got me a museum membership, I've visited the exhibit twice already. I really liked every single piece without exception, but I think my favorite was Old Mole (1985) shown above.
  
  
• Dec 12 2008
  Tips from a pro by David Goligorsky
  Inspiration, Personal, Pragmatism, Quotes, video

  Wow. This little guy is remarkably articulate on the topic of ladies. Take home message: "Pretty girls are like cars that need a lot of oil." How to Talk to Girls by Alec Greven (thanks, Peter!)
  
  

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